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Bill Mihalopoulos
Q&A with 2021 National Library Fellow Dr Bill Mihalopoulos
11 Apr 2023

We spoke to Dr Bill Mihalopoulos about his research using the Harold S Williams collection and time at the Library. 

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Man and woman in fancy dress in front of a train station at night, with text reading 'in town tonight ... by train'
Public domain 2024
02 Jan 2024

See some of the creative works from our collections have come out of copyright and into the public domain this year.

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Billy Hughes standing next to a car
Public domain 2023
03 Jan 2023

Every year, on 1 January, creative works come out of copyright and into the public domain.

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Black and white photo of 21 women of various ages smiling, standing in front of a plane. Below the image is a list of these women's names and where they're from

[Black-and-white group photograph from the first Annual General Meeting of the Australian Women Pilots Association with list of attendees], 1951, nla.obj-3116965008

Pioneering Australian women pilots
19 Mar 2024

Dive into the records of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association and some of the stories they tell about early Australian female pilots.

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An old photograph of people in sensible clothing going for a walk in the bush.
Photographs of the anti-fashion Rational Dress Movement
01 Mar 2024

The Library has recently acquired 3 photographs from a Rational Dress Movement picnic in 1895.

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Two woman in green and gold clothing embracing excitedly in front of a crowd.

Leigh Henningham, Matildas fans reacting to an Australian goal at a public screening of the Australia vs Canada 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup match at Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria, 31 July, nla.obj-3254738517

Photographs of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
01 Aug 2024

The Library commissioned photographers to capture the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Five girls playing a rugby game on a rugby pitch
Photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup
11 Oct 2023

Four photographs of the 2022 Pacifica Youth Rugby Cup have recently been added to our collection.

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Illustration of different types of birds, including a cockatoo and kingfisher, sitting on branches

Ellis Rowan & Geo. Murray & Co., Australian birds, c. 1890, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136190048

Paradise of birds
15 Nov 2024

See some of the many talented bird artists from the 19th and 20th centuries in our collection.

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A couple smiles at the camera in a formal setting. Susan, with dark hair pulled back, wears a black outfit with gold buttons. Isaac, wearing glasses and a dark pinstriped suit, holds a wine glass in one hand. They are surrounded by a dimly lit background with other people.

Susan Wakil AO and Isaac Wakil AO

Our performing arts collection dazzles on Trove
29 Aug 2024

Thanks to a gift from the Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation, we are digitising performing arts material from our incredible collection.

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Hanho Times newspapers spread over a table, with focus on the 3-year anniversary issue
Now online: South Korean community newspaper the Hanho Times
29 Jan 2025

See some of the stories contained in the Hanho Times Korean community newsletter.

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A black and white image of a man standing next to a woman holding a child and an umbrella.

Hermann with his cousin Ulla and her daughter, Gabriele, at their home in Maida Vale, date unknown, supplied by Tess Scholfield-Peters.

NLA Publishing to release debut author’s story of love, escape and finding the forgotten
23 Apr 2024

Tess Scholfield-Peters tells her grandfather’s story with three intertwining threads.

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Abstract graphic illustration detail from the the front cover of the book 'Telling Lives'.

Detail from the Telling Lives book cover.

NLA Publishing to release anthology on the craft of biography and life-writing
07 Aug 2024

Telling Lives is a captivating anthology of these lectures, featuring contributions from 17 renowned authors.

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